Summer Undergraduate Research Program Awards
Each year, thanks both to endowment funds and the generous donations of private and industrial sponsors, we are able to support many students for summer research. Selections are based on recommendations by the faculty, as well as their academic records.
Charles Baker, Clara Bonomi, Jessica Chai, Wilson Chen, Truman Cremers, Catherine Delaney, Cvetan Djelovski, Sarah Dong, Alec Garasimowicz, Trevor Gold, Ian Jokerst, Kevin Kong, Morgen Leithe, Eli Matzger, Sydney Miller, Nathaniel O'Neil, David Oswald, Thomas Pereira, Britta Pingree, Samantha Pyatt, Grace Redner, Jordan Trees, Quinn VanZile, Hope Wang, Diana Weiland, Zhen Xu, Claire Young, Joelle Zajac, Mirel Zaya
Alpha Chi Sigma (ΑΧΣ) Outstanding Student Award
This award is presented to a student who has demonstrated an interest in chemistry, shown outstanding academic potential as judged by instructors, and has demonstrated leadership with fellow students.
Nora Bodie
Alumni First Year Achievement Awards
This award is presented to students in their first-year chemistry program who have demonstrated exceptional performance in their laboratory and lecture work. The award is based on the recommendations of instructors, graduate student instructors, and undergraduate advisors.
Sze Ling Chu, Josephine Idanawang, William Kelly, Ningzhi Luo-Li, Jaden Singer, JoAnn Tu, Ziming Wang, Yuchen Zhang
First Year Chemistry Leadership Award
This award is given to three first year undergraduate students taking courses in the Department of Chemistry who have demonstrated exceptional leadership in their laboratory and lecture courses. The award is based on the recommendations of instructors, graduate student instructors, and undergraduate advisors.
Ava Abrahamson, Jolene Frey, Alexandra Wren
CRC Outstanding Achievement Award
Each year the Departments of Chemistry recognizes a student taking introductory chemistry who has demonstrated exceptional performance in laboratory and lecture work. The CRC Award is one of the top honors for an early-career student.
Anthony Fan
Alumni Outstanding Awards
The Alumni Outstanding Awards recognize academic excellence and leadership potential of second year, third year, and senior majors from within the Department of Chemistry.
- 2nd Year Student: Jessica Chai
- 3rd Year Student: Elena Schwartz
- Senior Year Student: Elizabeth Fournier
Royal Society of Chemistry Award
The Royal Society of Chemistry provides the U-M Chemistry Department with awards each year to be given to outstanding students.
Kenneth Jiang & Maya Kama
Marc W. Feldmann Memorial Research Award
The Marc W. Feldman Memorial Research Award is presented to students who have shown outstanding achievement in research in the field of Chemistry or Biochemistry
Truman Cremers
American Chemical Society Chemistry Awards
These awards are presented on behalf of the American Chemical Society to recognize outstanding undergraduates who are conducting research in the fields of analytical, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry.
- Inorganic Chemistry Award: Shuhan He
- Organic Chemistry Award: Jocelyn Chen, Calliope Cutchins, John Jeffers
- Physical Chemistry Award: Yunhan Fang
- Safety and Ethics: Sabeen Malik
Department of Chemistry Outstanding Student Award
The Outstanding Student Awards are presented to undergraduate students in the Department of Chemistry based on recommendations from department advisors and faculty to recognize outstanding students.
Sarah Dong, Nasma Ibrahim, Kevin Kong, Grace Redner, Fredrick Sparby, Huron Tu, Hope Wang
ACS Huron Valley Section Outstanding Student Leadership Award
Each year, the Huron Valley Section is pleased to recognize outstanding achievements in professional citizenship demonstrated by undergraduate students.
Audrey Slavkin & Nicole Wrubel
American Institute of Chemists Awards
The American Institute of Chemists Awards are given by the recommendation of the awards committee based on a student’s excellent record of ability, character, and academic achievement.
- Biochemistry – Anjali Donnelly
- Chemistry – Jayden Jones
Honors College Vanko Award
Named for the late Roger B. Vanko, this award is presented each year to outstanding Honors students from the Department of Chemistry who have shown academic excellence.
Matthew Silverstein & Claire Thomson
Kathleen Haller Ryan Award
The Kathleen Haller Ryan Scholarship is presented to students who have shown outstanding achievement in the field of Chemistry or Biochemistry.
Cole Balintfy & Keely Weber
Seyhan N. Ege - WISE Award
Seyhan N. Ege was one of the founders of the University of Michigan’s Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Program. Each year, the Program recognizes outstanding achievement by an undergraduate student from a group that is traditionally underrepresented in the chemical sciences.
Seth Shero
Iota Sigma Pi Nominee Award
The Iota Sigma Pi Nominee award recognizes the excellence and scholarly achievements of our top women Chemistry or Biochemistry majors. Recipeints are nominated for one of three national awards/scholarships that are each given to one student per year in the US by Iota Sigma Pi.
Allison Kaatz, Lauren Sprow, Summer Wu
Department of Chemistry Isabella Karle Memorial Award
The Isabella Karle Memorial Award is one of the tops honors given to recognize excellence and scholarly achievement by a senior undergraduate chemistry or biochemistry major
Tejas Kudva
Walter Yates Award
The Walter Yates Award is one of the top honors given to recognize excellence and scholarly achievement by a senior undergraduate chemistry or biochemistry major.
Eli Wang
Wirt and Mary Cornwell Award
The Wirt and Mary Cornwell Award is one of the top honors given to recognize excellence and scholarly achievement by a senior undergraduate chemistry or biochemistry major.
Tridib Chakraborty
